Venny Soldan-Brofeldt's ink drawing Antti is from 1901. Soldan-Brofeldt was a skilled drawer and particularly keen to depicting children. Her own sons, Heikki and Antti, often posed as models in the artist's paintings and drawings.

Exhibition Words, pictures, gestures (Sanoin, kuvin, elein) in 2011 showcased the cooperation between literary, visual and dance arts by introducing the cooperation of author Juhani Aho, painter Eero Järnefelt and dancer Maggie Gripenberg in the Finnish National Theatre. On the right Eero Järnefelt’s illustrations for Juhani Aho’s ”Splinters” and on the left Wilho Sjöström’s painting of Maggie Gripenberg.

Eero Järnefelt's oil painting depicting the shoreline sceneries of the Lake Tuusulanjärvi Kukkivaa kesää (Blooming Summer) is from 1918. The villa of the Järnefelt family was constructed in the landscape of Lake Tuusulanjärvi in 1901, and the artist enjoyed depicting the views near his home. Sky and clouds reflecting in water is a typical feature in Järnefelt's later works.

Photo: Matias Uusikylä/Järvenpään Art Museum

Järvenpää Art Museum

In Järvenpää Art Museum, you can see works by two significant painters, Eero Järnefelt and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt. Both belonged to the community of artists at Tuusulanjärvi living in the region at the turn of the 20th century.

The museum is easily accessibly in the proximity of Järvenpää railway station. Many of the works by Eero Järnefelt and Venny Soldan-Brofeldt were painted right next to the museum, and there are varying themes available for viewing by contemporary visitors. It is interesting to observe the Finnish national idealism of the time and the more international art trends in the art of both painters. The diverse collections feature colourful paintings, images of nature, scenes of domestic everyday life and portraits.

Järvenpää Art Museum has changing exhibitions and a photograph archive as well as a museum shop.